Special federal inspectors at Oconee Nuclear
SENECA, S.C. (AP) — A special team of federal inspectors is at the Oconee Nuclear Station to check on a potential problem at a facility that's designed to be used only in emergencies.
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SC Election Commission beginning 2012 primary work
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina election officials are moving toward putting on the 2012 Republican presidential primary and hope to have plans completed by October.
Wellford mayor's final act is 4-year contracts
WELLFORD, S.C. (AP) — The new mayor of Wellford says one of the final acts of the former mayor was to give six city employees four-year contracts.
USC names 1st holder of childhood literacy chair
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An African-American English professor specializing in children's literature and community literacy has been named the first holder of a chair honoring librarian and literacy pioneer Augusta Baker.
Greenville County authorities identify fire victim
PELZER, S.C. (AP) — Greenville County authorities have identified a woman killed in a mobile home fire near Pelzer.
Hundreds offer final respects to fallen SC Marine
MULLINS, S.C. (AP) — Hundreds of people have paid their final respects to a Marine sergeant from South Carolina who was killed in Afghanistan.
DMV offers emergency contact info for SC drivers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is allowing residents to enter emergency contact information that will be stored with their driving records.
Burning ban in SC as wildfire season won't end
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's fire season usually ends by the beginning of July. But this year, the hot, dry early summer weather has firefighters swamped with work and forestry officials issuing a burning ban for part of the state.
Suspicious blazes in downtown Charleston reviewed
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Fire officials are trying to determine if two fires set the same day in downtown Charleston are related to as many as 50 other suspicious fires set within the same half-mile area over the past decade.
Infant Mortality Rate Decreases
The infant mortality rate for South Carolina fell for the fourth straight year in 2009. Yet, complications with babies born too soon or prematurely is still one of the leading causes of infant mortality.
Local Lawyers Differ on Anthony Trial
Two Midlands defense attorneys, both of whom have had their fair share of murder trials, sound off on the not guilty verdict in in the Casey Anthony trial.
Wildfires Extend Well Beyond Traditional "Fire Season" In SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)--Already doubling the number of acres burned from all of 2010, this year has give forestry officials fits--not because of the severity of the fires, but the sheer consistency of them.
Crowd in Gaffney shoots fireworks at officers
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say several people in a crowd of about 500 shot fireworks at Cherokee County sheriff's deputies as they tried to break up a disturbance.
DHEC: SC infant mortality drops for 4th year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's rate of infant deaths has dropped for the fourth year in a row.
Dorchester County woman dead from heat stroke
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — An autopsy shows a 63-year-old Dorchester County woman died from heat stroke.
5 rescued from boat near SC coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Coast Guard has rescued five people from a boat in St. Helena Sound.
Infant Mortality Down in SC
South Carolina's rate of infant deaths has dropped for the fourth year in a row.
Greenville County Crime Stoppers adds more tools
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Law enforcement in Greenville County is getting a few more tools to fight crime.
More environmental study on SC gold mine expansion
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Plans to reopen and expand a gold mine in Lancaster County have been delayed while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts more study.
2-year-old SC girl safe after vehicle stolen
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 2-year-old Spartanburg girl has been found safe after the vehicle she was in was taken from a home in rural Richland County.
